Sarṣapa

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
SarṣapaAPI000244Brassica rapaseedISBN:9788190115124

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 0.5-1 g in paste form


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tīkṣṇaSharp and swift
snigdhaUnctuousness/oiliness

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
uṣṇaHotD006358, C2350229

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
pittavardhakaAggravates pitta
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
vidāhīCauses dyspepsiaD004415, C0013395, MD92
hŕdyaCardiotonic agentD002316, C0007209, XM91S1

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Sarṣapa


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Brassica rapaseedD-GlucoseISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedD-Glucuronic AcidISBN:9788185042084
Brassica rapaseedD-GalactoseISBN:9788172363130, ISBN:9788185042084
Brassica rapaseedL-RhamnoseISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedVitamin EISBN:9788172362089
Brassica rapaseedbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788185042084, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
Brassica rapaseedPalmitic acidDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295, ISBN:9788172363130, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
Brassica rapaseedStearic acidISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedOleic acidISBN:9788172363130, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
Brassica rapaseedLinolenic acidISBN:9788172362089
Brassica rapaseedLinoleic acidISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedGlycerides, C14-18ISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedCampesterolISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788185042114, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
Brassica rapaseedalpha-FarneseneStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
Brassica rapaseedGeranylacetoneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseedStigmasterolISBN:9788172362089
Brassica rapaseedCaffeic acidISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedL-(+)-ArabinoseISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseed4-Hydroxycinnamic acidISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedRutinISBN:9788185042053
Brassica rapaseedL-ArabinoseISBN:9788185042084
Brassica rapaseed[3-[Hydroxy-(2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxycyclohexyl)oxyphosphoryl]oxy-2-octadecanoyloxypropyl] octadecanoateISBN:9788172362089
Brassica rapaseedgamma-TocopherolISBN:9788172362089
Brassica rapaseedD-MannoseISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedErucic acidISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedbeta-IononeDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseed2-HexenalDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseedSinapic acidISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedbeta-TocopherolISBN:9788172362089
Brassica rapaseedtrans-2-Icosenoic acidISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788172363130
Brassica rapaseedBrassicasterolISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788185042114, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
Brassica rapaseedPhenylacetaldehydeDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseedpotassium;[(E)-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]sulfanylbut-3-enylideneamino] sulfateISBN:9780387706375
Brassica rapaseedDimethyl trisulfideDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseed5-Dehydro-avenasterolISBN:9788185042114, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
Brassica rapaseedDimethyl disulfideDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseedPhenethyl isothiocyanateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseedSanguinarineISBN:9780387706375
Brassica rapaseedIsopropyl isothiocyanateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseedsec-Butyl isothiocyanateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseed[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-N-sulfooxyethanimidothioateISBN:9780387706375
Brassica rapaseedSinapineISBN:9788172360481
Brassica rapaseedKaempferol 3-sophoroside 7-glucosideStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
Brassica rapaseed2-Hydroxy-3-butenyl glucosinolateStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
Brassica rapaseedErucinDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseedBerteroinDOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700295
Brassica rapaseed4-HydroxybenzylISBN:9780387706375
Brassica rapaseedTutinStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V

Therapeutic uses associated with Sarṣapa


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
SarṣapaantipruriticskaṇḍuIMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Sarṣapaskin diseases kuṣṭhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Sarṣapahelminthiasis koṣṭhakṛmiIMPPAT3_TPUID000689D006373, C0018889, 1F9Z
Sarṣapapsychotic disorders (idiopathic psychotic syndrome) grahabādhāIMPPAT3_TPUID001186D011618, C0033975, 6A2Y